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UNITE STATES PATENT O F IcE.

JOHN G. BROTHWELL, on ToRRINoToN, ooNNEcTIoUT, D FREDERICK K. PHILLIPS, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNORS, BY DIREcTAND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS; TO THE TURNER & SEY OURMANUEAcTURI Gr ooM- PANY AND H.;L. JUDD & COMPANY, OF NEW. YORK," N.QY."

EXTENSION CURTAIN-R AND BRACKET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 502,654, dated August -1, 1893.

Application filed April 12, 1892.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that We, JOHN G. BROTHWELL, of Torrington, in the county of Litchfield and State of Connecticut, and FREDERICK K.

PHILLIPS, of St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Extension Curtain-Rods and Brackets, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to an improvement in extension curtain rods in which provision is made for attaching the extensible rod to its supports whether the supports be set at an angle to the rod or inthe same axial alignment I5 therewith.

A practical embodiment of my invention is represented in the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 represents therod attachedto the front of a casing'and occupying 'aposition at an angle to its supports. Fig. 2 represents the rod attached to the inside opposite faces of a casing, the rod being arranged in axial alignment with its supports. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of a rod in the position shown in F1g. 1. Fig. 4: is a top plan view of the rod in the position shown in Fig.2. Fig; 5 is an en-;

larged top or bottom plan view of the rod and its supports. Fig. 6 is an enlarged front view of the rod and its supports, the latter beingv represented in axial alignment with the rod. Fig. 7 is 'a longitudinal section ofthe rod; and Fig. 8 is a back view of the rod. The rod consists of two telescoping sections 5 A and A','the sections being provided with, longitudinal slits a and a for the purpose of allowing them to Spring apart to receive the heads of the supports. One end of the section A and the opposite end of the section'A.

40 are slightly contracted, as shownat a? and a? for the purpose of conforming to someexte'ntto the heads of the supports, and inproxin'uity to the slits a and a. The ends are provided. with cut-away'portions 0. and c te receivethe necks of the supports when the rod is turned at anangle thereto. The section A is further conveniently provided with an annular bead a Struck up therefrom to' limit its sliding movement within the section A.

Serial No. 428,776. (No model.)

The'supports are represented. by B and B respectively the said supports being quite similar in their general conformation, but the head I) of the support B being somewhat larger than the head b of the support B, because of the greater diameter of the female section of the telescoping rod. The heads I) and b of the supports are preferably of round shape as shown, and are connected with the standards by means of contracted necks b and b The bases of the supports have conveniently projecting therefrom spikes or prongs b for fastening the support to the casing. It is obvious that the prongs might be screw threaded if so desired. When the supports B and B are set in'the front face of the casing 0, as Shown in Fig. 1, the rod may be adjusted thereto by slippingthecontracted end of one of the sections over the head of one of the supports into the position shown clearly in Figs. 5 and '7, andithen drawing out/the rod until its length is suflicient to prmitthe end of the opposite section to be swungover the head of the opposite support. When in this position the recesses a and a -inproximity to the .ends of'the slits in the sections willpartially :embrace the necks b b? of the supports and thereby permit the contracted ends of the sections to retain their positions embracing more thanone-half of the heads and at the same time'the slits in the sections will beon the side of the sections toward. thei'casing and hidden from View. .When the supports are secured to the opposite faces of a casing C, as shown in Fig. 2, the ends of thesections A and A may be sprung over the headsof the supports into the position shown inFig. 6, the slits being turned toward the back out of view. The frictional 'grip of the one section upon the other'is intended to' be suificient to prevent the'parts 'from Slidingone upon the other unless an intentional eifort is made in that direction t The rod as above described forms asimple and convenient support'for sa'shcurtains, doorcurtains and for a numerous variety of 95 uses to which a light ornamental rod is commonly devoted and may be supported at an angle to its supports or in alignment therewith without requiring a new set of supports and may be removed and adjusted at pleasure Without disturbing its supports.

What I claim is- 1. The combination with the supports having round heads, of an extensible rod having: contracted hollow ends, the walls of the said ends being formed of resilient material to allow the ends to expand and receive the heads, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination with the extensible rod having hollow contracted ends slit longitudinally and cut away in proximity to the ends of the slits, of the supports having round heads adapted to be received within the contrac-ted ends of the rod and necks adapted to seat within the recessed or cutaway portions of the ends of the rod, substantially as set forth.

JOHN G. BROTI-IVELL. FREDERICK K. PHILLIPS.

Witnesses to signature of John G. Broth- Well:

L. G. TURNER, F. M. TRAVIS.

Witnesses to signature of Frederick K. Phillips:

EDWD. II. H001), HENRY POWER. 

